Mexico's navy arrested 23 people in its largest-ever drugs bust, seizing some 8.4 metric tonnes of illicit cargo in an operation off the country's southwestern Pacific coast on Friday (Oct 18).
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00:00Mexico's Navy arrested 23 people in a drug bust, seizing some 8.4 metric tons of illicit
00:08cargo in an operation off the country's southwestern Pacific coast on Friday.
00:13The Navy said the seizure was the biggest in its history for a maritime operation.
00:17The Navy also seized 8,700 liters of fuel and six boats near Lazaro Cardenas in Michoacan
00:23State and further south off the coast of Guerrero State.
00:27The seized items are worth at least US$100 million.
00:31The detainees, along with the six boats, presumed drugs and the fuel, were handed over to other
00:35authorities for investigation.
00:38The United States has urged Mexico to increase its efforts to combat drug trafficking, while
00:42Mexico has called on its neighbor to do more to prevent firearms from reaching criminal
00:46groups across the border.
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